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Nessesary retro!Robinxr4i
@robinxr4i
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whats a 4 litre tvr V8 going to cost - and what gearbox would have to be used with it in a cortina? If your going to fit a TVR V8 into a cortina the only box that is going to fit without mega money is a T5 (found in sierra cosworth, 80's ford mustangs and various TVR's). I know it wont be a direct fit, but it should not be too hard to sort out some kinda of TVR/Ford mish mash to fit! I don't know if the transmission tunnel would need some panel beating to make it fit, but most YB powered conversions use a T5 (see most cossied mk1/2 escorts). I know some use a Type-9 box but the life of the box is going to be short at best (without some kinda very uprated gear set) Anyother takers................ |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Ken
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Dec 11, 2006 10:23:52 GMT
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Just had a thought, is Ford Probe a rear driver or a mondeo chassis. If rwd, that would give me a suitable complete engine/gbox package.
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Saab Freak (in order of favouite first) '88 900 Turbo8 '86 900i Old Stripy '72 99 CM4 '83 99 '06 9-5 Aero 260 '96 9000 Turbo CSE '93 900 LPT SE (absolute Shed of a car) www.uksaabs.co.uk |
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Dec 11, 2006 10:42:35 GMT
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the probe is a front driver - is a mazda mx6 in drag, i think........ 'the new capri' I nearley choked!!
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Dec 11, 2006 10:49:06 GMT
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the probe is a front driver - is a mazda mx6 in drag, I think........ 'the new capri' I nearley choked!! LOL What about zetec? people are extracting plenty out of em with specialists fitting em too. zetecinside.com Or How about just adopting a Twin cam 2.0 Sierra or an XR4x4? not as cool as a 2 door tina with custom engine, I admit though... |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Dec 11, 2006 10:53:42 GMT
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how about the 8v sierra or 16v scorpio twink with a sierra/granada MT75? Plenty of them around for no money, and I know of at least one in a cortina without too much bother. Its a quick old pile too  |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Ken
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Dec 11, 2006 12:26:41 GMT
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how about the 8v sierra or 16v scorpio twink with a sierra/granada MT75? Plenty of them around for no money, and I know of at least one in a cortina without too much bother. Its a quick old pile too Hmm, interesting option- Like a lot! guess who'll be scouring autotrader today ;D Reminds me of an '80s CustomCars article about the contributor who usually did the model car page of the magazine, he put together a stunning mk1 cortina (full size, not model) with a pinto which had a Piper twincam head on it, beautiful machine, amazing detail. Thinking about it - it was probably that car which sowed the seed that this project is coming from! |
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Last Edit: Dec 11, 2006 12:27:40 GMT by Ken
Saab Freak (in order of favouite first) '88 900 Turbo8 '86 900i Old Stripy '72 99 CM4 '83 99 '06 9-5 Aero 260 '96 9000 Turbo CSE '93 900 LPT SE (absolute Shed of a car) www.uksaabs.co.uk |
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Nessesary retro!Robinxr4i
@robinxr4i
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Dec 11, 2006 12:46:44 GMT
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how about the 8v sierra or 16v scorpio twink with a sierra/granada MT75? Plenty of them around for no money, and I know of at least one in a cortina without too much bother. Its a quick old pile too They have an intergrated bellhouse so I think you would need an adaptor plate to get it to fit the TVR V8? But from what I have read the MT75 is a strong box, the 4wd version is standard equipemt on 4wd saffs and escort cossies so it gotta be fairly robust! |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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